Meaning Of The Word Nicene Council

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Nicene Council Meaning

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Nicene Council in American English
either of two church councils that met in Nicaea in a. d. 325 and a.d. 787; esp., the first of these, that condemned Arianism and adopted the Nicene Creed
noun: either of two church councils that met at Nicaea, the first in a.d.325 to deal with the Arian heresy, the second in a.d.787 to consider the question of the veneration of images

Nicene Council in British English
noun: the first council of Nicaea, the first general council of the Church, held in 325 ad to settle the Arian controversy

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